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Plans to hand in memory cards in honour of the late Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy to the Indian High Commission in London have been put on hold in light of the death of Pope Francis.

April 22nd marks Mother Earth Day an international holiday dedicated to recognising the Earth and its ecosystems as humanity’s common home and the need to protect her to enhance people’s livelihoods, counteract climate change, and stop the collapse of biodiversity.

Yiutsari Migrant Workers Center, run by the Jesuits of the Korean Province, marks its 20th anniversary on 13 April 2025. JCAP's Migrants and Refugees Network (MRN) recently met in Seoul and spent a day visiting the center, where they interacted with migrant workers and their families during the celebration of Sunday Mass and bonded over a specially prepared meal. They also visited the shelter, where male migrant workers live as they get back on their feet. Keeping in mind the theme of hospitality and reconciliation, the members of MRN continue to work towards building a future with migrants and refugees.

Fr. General on the passing of Pope Francis

We reproduce here a text from the Churches for Middle East Peace collective, which opens a window to the dramatic situation of our brothers and sisters suffering the consequences of the war in the Holy Land. In this week of prayer, Holy Week, let us ask God for the gift of justice and Peace.

A canteen to educate young people in the service of the poor and at the same time respond to the growing poverty perceived in the historic center of Rome...

The 2025 Annual Report of the Astalli Center was presented: a tool to understand through data and statistics which are the main nationalities of the more than 24 thousand refugees and assisted asylum seekers, of which 11 thousand in Rome, who have turned during the year to the Jesuit Service for Refugees in Italy, such as the difficulties they encounter in the path for the recognition of protection and for access to reception or inclusion paths....

I want to call on you to aid us in supporting Jesuit Mission UK in the effort to clear the name of Fr Stan Swamy SJ. 

Eco-delegates from across the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials gathered in Nuremberg for their second in-person meeting. The three-day event was marked by reflection, collaboration, and renewed commitment to ecological conversion.

The conference’s Migrants and Refugees Network (MRN) is made up of a diverse group of individuals, originating from various countries, with different backgrounds and working in various contexts, yet coming together in solidarity and commitment towards “promoting a culture of hospitality and reconciliation” in Asia Pacific. Priests, lawyers, social workers, volunteers—whether from Catholic orders, civil society, NGOs, or faith-based organisations—this dynamic network works together to answer the call to build a better future with migrants and refugees.